Siemens Caring Hands
Our worldwide charitable program, Siemens Caring Hands encompasses employee volunteer projects, disaster relief measures and support for nonprofit organizations. Assisting disadvantaged people in some 60 countries, the program focuses on activities in the areas of water supply, healthcare and education.
Brazil: Ecology trail
Siemens Brazil has laid out an ecology trail through the 4.5 hectares of rainforest surrounding its São Paulo headquarters. Escorted along the trail by volunteer guides, schoolchildren have an opportunity to learn about local flora and fauna, water treatment, waste recycling and environmental and climate protection.
Germany: Playground renovation
Plying shovels, paint brushes and sandpaper, 40 energetic young Siemens managers renovated a rundown playground at the Schorsch Youth Center in Hamburg’s St. Georg district.
United States: Award-winning projects
Every year, Siemens USA presents Caring Hands Community Excellence Awards to employee teams that have successfully implemented outstanding and innovative community service projects. Since Caring Hands was launched in 2002, the Company has donated a total of some $300,000 to more than 350 employee projects.
China: Earthquake relief measures in Sichuan
Siemens Regional Companies around the world raised donations for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan in May 2008. The Company also dispatched water filters and medical equipment to the region.
Bangladesh: Drinking water for cyclone victims
After Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh in November 2007, Siemens installed 20 SkyHydrant water filters to supply urgently needed drinking water in the areas affected. Employees at Siemens’ local Regional Company also contributed two days’ salary to fund disaster relief measures.
Sierra Leone: Siemens-UNICEF partnership
At a raffle in December 2007, Siemens employees raised €100,000 for UNICEF’s survival package campaign. Distributed among thirty-six health centers in Sierra Leone, the money was used to provide sick children with urgently needed medicine.
South Africa: Youthspace project
Siemens South Africa is supporting five homes that offer safe havens to between 40 and 50 children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In addition to shelter and regular meals, the children in the homes receive care, attention and the schooling they will need to become valuable members of society.
Pakistan: Light for Life
Solar power systems supplied by Siemens Pakistan are providing some 40 families in the remote Kashmiri village of Sharda Maidan with access to electricity and enabling the nearby health center to deliver around-the-clock medical care.